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by sonpo 15y ago
Sorry to hear the bad news. As for Web development, since you are familiar with Python, there are lots of good starting points. One is Django, a very popular web framework for Python that lets you create applications quickly. ( https://d
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by sonpo 16y ago
"Social media has overtaken pornography as the #1 web activity" That one surprised me - I'd love to see some numbers. I've heard for ages now that the the porn industry is the leader in creating new internet technologies. Does that mean the
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by sonpo 16y ago
Isn't this caused by his personality and drive and not the fact that he writes software for a big, "important" name? If he wasn't writing software, it seems like he would probably sell, paint, drive (or any other "career") himself to death,
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by sonpo 16y ago
I really liked the concept of this article. I've been impressed by your other posts and just wanted to thank you for the insights you provide. As I get closer to launching my own ideas, I can't tell you how helpful it is to learn (or attemp
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by sonpo 16y ago
Is Apple just trying to regain control over every possible facet of the app store? Banning all third-party analytics from apps sounds huge, so if I am missing something then please enlighten me. I thought the location-based data verbiage wa
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by sonpo 17y ago
Nice product. Making it easy to use/launch sounds like a big plus to me. I originally thought this had actual voice chat along with the visual element, but that's not the case, is it? Oh well - bummer. One use case that could prove useful f
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by sonpo 17y ago
I'm far from taking sides, but I am surprised it took Apple so long to start this type of banning. I am not sure how it benefits Apple in the long run, but I am sure that if the App Store were my business I probably would have done this. An
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by sonpo 17y ago
Interesting idea - how can this be accomplished? Require the purchaser to send an iTunes receipt and the email address of the friend (to whom a promo code is sent)? I can't think of an automated technique, so perhaps that's the only way. Is
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by sonpo 18y ago
A great read. It makes me think about the software I write on a daily basis and how it's effects may be felt much further than the end user I am providing it directly to. Interestingly, I currently write software (admittedly much less com
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by sonpo 18y ago
For me, this was not as interesting as Part One from a business/startup standpoint, as there wasn't much more detail. But my inner "game creator" is always excited to see a small player succeeding in this crowded arena. We should all be so
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by sonpo 18y ago
It would be tough to sell "digital items" for an avatar when it's an image of a user. Both Facebook and Myspace allow you to choose whatever image you like, but it's generally accepted that you select a portrait of yourself. I suppose the